Mom, 3 Kids From Crystal Lake Killed In Crash On Highway 120

August 23, 1999

Three children and their mother died Saturday night when a mini-van crossed the center line and hit their 1964 Volkswagen van in McHenry, according to McHenry County sheriff's police. The father, who was driving, suffered serious injuries.

Police said a Plymouth mini-van driven by a 47-year-old Crystal Lake man was heading east on Illinois Highway 120 near Liberty Lake Road.

"For reasons unknown," the vehicle veered into the westbound lanes, hitting the van containing the Burleson family of Crystal Lake.